Business Continuity and the Cloud

 

Assignment Content

  1. The CEO of your company is concerned that a natural disaster could make your company’s information systems unavailable long enough to significantly impact business. Currently, critical systems like file servers, e-mail services, and applications – like HR, payroll, billing, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) – are hosted in a local data center.
    Your job is to educate the board on the benefits and risks associated with using cloud services for business continuity and disaster recovery in order to aid their decision on whether to move to a cloud-based service or continue working from a local data center.

    Prepare a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document discussing the use of cloud services for business continuity and disaster recovery. 

    Include the following:

    Cloud Services for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery:

    • Define business continuity and disaster recovery in the context of the cloud services.
    • Show the importance of disaster continuity and disaster recovery to the function of the business.
    • Risk Assessment:
    • Identify which risks can be transferred to the cloud provider based on the functions of the business.
    • Explain new risks associated with using cloud services based on the functions of the business.
    • Cost/Benefit Analysis:
    • Show the costs associated with a cloud-based solution for the business.
    • Outline the benefits associated with a cloud-based solution for the business.
    • Conclusion:
      Relate the risk assessment and cost/benefit analysis to the business continuity and disaster recovery for the needs the business.

One page paper

 Write a one-page paper that describes net neutrality. Describe how a non-neutral network will impact all business.  I attached the rubric.

Week 7 Discussion – ITM capstone

Provide a real-world example or describe a hypothetical situation in which a legitimate organization used spam in an effective and nonintrusive manner to promote a product or service. 

Please add references in APA format. Answer should be in 250 words. 

 

week research paper

 

This week’s journal article was focused on the Complexity of Information Systems Research in the Digital World.  Complexity is increasing as new technologies are emerging every day.  This complexity impacts human experiences.  Organizations are turning to digitally enabled solutions to assist with the emergence of digitalization. 

Please review the article and define the various technologies that are emerging as noted in the article.  Note how these emerging technologies are impacting organizations and what organizations can to do to reduce the burden of digitalization.

Be sure to use the UC Library for scholarly research. Google Scholar is also a great source for research.  Please be sure that journal articles are peer-reviewed and are published within the last five years.

The paper should meet the following requirements:

  • 3-5 pages in length (not including title page or references)
  • APA guidelines must be followed.  The paper must include a cover page, an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
  • A minimum of five peer-reviewed journal articles.

 

Chapter 1 Journal articles

Wireshark

In this week’s discussion, you were introduced to Wireshark and GlassWire, two free network monitor & security tools. Compare and contrast these two tools. explaining the benefits and features of each, then decide which of these two choices you would prefer to use if you were the Network Manager. Explain why you made your decision.

https://www.glasswire.com/

https://www.wireshark.org/

Windows Server Network Proposal

Writing a networking proposal as attatched.

Windows Network Proposal – Networking

You have been hired by Fixing Windows LLC as an Information Technology consultant to develop a technology proposal. Fixing Windows LLC manufactures and distributes solar panel for the consumer market. Your job is to submit a proposal that meets their criteria.

practical connection paper on cloud computing

Develop a paper describing how the knowledge, skills or theories of this course (cloud computing) have been applied or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment as an IT consultant working for an organization of your choice.

(topics eg: understanding cloud comp types, cloud services models, saas, paas, iaas.

Requirements: 

Provide a 500-word (2 pages). 

APA format.